Part 3: Six
Sabi nila, you'll find your true love sa tamang panahon at pagkakataon, but I don't believe them. 'Yong true minsan hindi natin kailangang hanapin dahil pwede namang love natin 'yong isang tao kahit hindi nila alam, 'di ba?
"Ash, I need to tell you something," iyon ang bungad ni Ria habang umiinom kami ng vodka sa dorm niya na pang-apat na tap pero siya lang ang nakatira. Probably, rich kid goals.
"Spill the tea," sagot ko bago ko isubo ang chips na kanina ko pa nilalaro gamit ang daliri ko.
"I don't really love Yuki," aniya.
"Really?" Gulat na sagot ko. Ang sweet kasi nila and more PDA pa sila kapag magkasama.
"Yes. Baka infatuated lang ako at nadala sa kagwapuhan niya. Yes, he's sweet and pure pero I can't see myself with him all the time. Nabo-bored akong kasama siya minsan." Ang pagsasalaysay niya.
Boring ba si Yuki? Parang hindi naman.
I know Ria, hindi na bago sa'kin 'tong ganitong set-up pero may sparks kasi silang dalawa.
"Ano'ng plano mo?" Tanong ko.
"I'm planning to keep him. He's like a trophy to me. A subject. A piece of art," aniya.
"What did you mean?" Tanong ko uli.
"If you don't get it, I'll keep him not because I love him, but because I need him. You know me, I am not someone na magse-settle agad sa isang tao. That's too boring," sabi naman niya.
Ria has always been like this. He dated many guys and dumped them without hesitation. May artista, varsity and even anak ng mga businessman. Sa ganda ba naman niya, sino'ng hindi papatol?
"Decision, mo 'yan. Doon ako sa masaya ka," sabi ko na lang kahit nasasaktan ako para kay Yuki.
"That's why we're besties!" Aniya sabay inom ng alak.
"Prolly," sagot ko.
"Ikaw ha. Are you dating someone?" Tanong niya.
"I don't," straight forward kong sagot.
"Sure ka? Marami akong pwedeng ipakilala sa'yo," aniya.
"No. Pass ako," sabi ko naman.
"Ang arte mo talaga!" Sabi pa niya,
"Crush? Mayroon ba?" tanong pa niya.
"Siguro," iyon ang sagot ko bago pumasok si Six sa dorm.
Six is one of us. Tatlo kami nina Ria na magkakaibigan. Sa aming tatlo, siya 'yong pinaka-busy kaya madalang naming makasama kahit nasa iisang university lang naman kami.
"Six!" Sabay naming sigaw ni Ria.
"What's up, guys!" Bungad ni Six sa amin.
"Long time no see, gago!" Sabi ni Ria at yumakap naman ako kay Six. I really missed him.
Mas open kasi talaga ako sa kanya.
"So, what you guys are talking about awhile ago?" Tanong ni Six.
"We talked about his love life," ani Ria sabag turo sa'kin.
"What about his love life?" Sagot naman ni Six.
"Wala pa ring jowa 'yan. You should hire someone para jowain na itong kaibigan natin," pagpapaliwanag ni Ria.
"Pass. Hindi ko kailangan," sabi ko naman.
BINABASA MO ANG
LOVING YOU SECRETLY (HIATUS!)
General Fiction"I believe that I am more than just your girlfriend's bestfriend." "I know it's wrong to love you, but it makes me happy." A story of how I keep loving a person who will never feel the same way I do. AshxYuki -THEPAGEWRITER-